SOS UK
Head of Relationship Fundraising
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SOS UK is looking for a Relationship Fundraising Manager to help deliver a newly established fundraising programme with strong momentum, senior buy in and significant growth potential.
Why join us?
- Help shape the future of fundraising at SOS UK.
- Inherit a strong pipeline of prospective partners and supporters.
- Build a new fundraising programme with genuine scope to influence its future direction.
- Work flexibly from home as part of a collaborative, mission driven team.
Role details
- Location: Nationwide, home based, within reasonable reach of a mainline train station
- Working patterns: 0.8 FTE (28 hours per week) with typical working patterns falling between 8am and 6pm, Monday to Friday.
- Salary: £37,929–£42,018 per annum (£30,343–£33,614 pro rata for 0.8 FTE), plus London Weighting of up to £3,655 pro rata where applicable. We also provide up to a 6% pension contribution and life assurance.
Closing date for applications: 19th July
Interview dates: Week commencing 27th July
Preferred start date: Early September
Find out more about what it’s like working for SOS UK on our careers webpage.
Introducing SOS UK
SOS UK is a UK based charity transforming education so people protect the climate and nature.
Our education system helped cause the climate and nature crisis, but now we’re making it the solution. We are fighting to make sure everyone develops a commitment to protecting the earth and puts it to work – whether it’s at school, university or in their careers.
By empowering students and educators to build a better world, we can transform the lives of generations to come. In just a few years we have developed unstoppable student leaders. Behind these leaders every step of the way is the SOS UK community making sure students don’t have to fight for change alone. We unite people from every background, inside and outside education, because protecting our earth matters to each and every one of us.
Find out more about SOS UK, who we are and what we do by visiting our website.
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About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of fundraising at SOS UK. As we diversify our income streams, you will play a central role in developing high value partnerships that support our mission and long-term sustainability.
Over the past 12 months, SOS UK has laid the foundations for a new relationship fundraising programme. During this period, an Interim Head of Relationship Fundraising established a strong pipeline of prospective partners and supporters, developed a suite of partnership propositions and engagement materials, and built relationships with organisations aligned to SOS UK's mission.
Alongside this, SOS UK is launching a new Development Board, bringing together leaders from industries facing key green skills shortages alongside young people helping to shape the future workforce and sustainability agenda. This will create new opportunities to build strategic relationships and engage prospective partners.
You will join at a pivotal moment, helping to deliver the first phase of this newly established fundraising programme. You will inherit a strong pipeline of opportunities, benefit from strong senior leadership support, and have the opportunity to shape the future direction of relationship fundraising at SOS UK.
In this role, you will develop and manage partnerships with companies, corporate foundations and philanthropic supporters to generate sustainable income and strategic value for SOS UK.
The role will focus approximately as follows:
- 75% corporate partnerships and business development
- 25% philanthropy and high value relationship fundraising
Working closely with colleagues across the organisation, you will manage and grow an established pipeline of opportunities while identifying and securing new partnerships aligned with SOS UK's mission and strategic priorities. Through building long term relationships with supporters and partners, you will help create lasting impact for both SOS UK and the students we work with.
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A full description of the role's responsibilities and person specification, including the knowledge, skills, attributes, qualifications and experience required, can be found in the role profile.
Liberation, equality and diversity
We're fully committed to equality of opportunity for everyone. We welcome applications regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
We recognise that people from Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic backgrounds, and disabled people, are underrepresented within our organisation and that there are often additional barriers for these groups when applying for roles within the charity sector and beyond.
We are committed to taking proactive steps to improve the diversity of our team. If you identify as a person of colour or as a disabled person, and you clearly demonstrate that you meet all of the essential criteria for this role, you may be shortlisted for a first stage interview through our Positive Action Interview Scheme.
To take part, simply tick the relevant box on the application form. Applicants who opt into the scheme and clearly demonstrate that they meet all the essential criteria will be invited to a first stage interview.
Please note that, in exceptional circumstances, if we receive an unusually high number of eligible applications and it is not feasible to interview everyone who qualifies through the scheme, we will invite the highest scoring applicants who have opted in.
Participation in the scheme is entirely voluntary. Final recruitment decisions will always be based solely on the suitability of each candidate for the role.
Feedback
Please note, unfortunately we are unable to provide feedback to candidates who do not progress to the interview stage.
Please apply via our online application form, we are unable to accept CVs. If you are unable to complete or application due to accessibility needs, please contact jobs@sos-uk.org
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